How to fit in like a local in Barcelona
We all know how to look like a tourist; carry a camera, map, wear tennis shoes and white socks. But how to you fit into…
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Spanish Food Specialties
Instead of photos of grand landscapes, today I tempt your taste buds…with delectable Spanish food. I was in Spain for three weeks this summer and…
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Short on time in London? Stop at a Museum!
London has done it right, they’ve made their many museums completely accessible to everyone. Unlike other art hub cities (ahem…New York City) – London…
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Featured | Food and Drink | Kazakhstan | Mongol Rally | Mongolia | Russia
The Mongol Rally Diet
“I’m starving!” I said as the Russian waitress brought out the menu with the usual cold grimace on her face. I eagerly open up the…
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Asia | Featured | Mongol Rally | Mongolia | Russia
How To Wait at a Border – Mongol Rally
They say patience is a virtue. I’ve learned to develop my patience through traveling, but the border crossings on the Mongol Rally kick it up…
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Teaming up in Volgograd – Mongol Rally
As we rolled into Volgograd (the former Stalingrad), it was filled with boxy cement architecture and crazy drivers. We stayed near the town center in…
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Russian Stereotypes
Most of the time, when I go to a country for the first time, it’s all about shattering stereotypes that I was brought up with. I…
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Kyiv Paperwork Forgery – Mongol Rally
While on the way to Kyiv, we received an email stating that our official V5 paperwork had arrived! This was great news as it would…
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Ukraine Highway Culture – Mongol Rally
Today, we were on what seemed like a super highway for Ukraine as we traveled from Odessa to Kyiv. Finally – some smooth tarmac – hallelujah! However,…
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Mongol Rally: Driving in Ukraine
Every day brings with it a new driving challenge in the Mongol Rally. Today’s challenge was potholes. We had heard horror stories about the roads and…
